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Articles on places near Kirghiz Steppe, Kazakhstan-Places in Kazakhstan-World Fact Book Map of Kazakhstan. Drag the Red Marker icon to a spot on the map to display the address and possible street view at that location. If the icon is off the map then you can retrieve it by selecting Center Red Marker.
Gobi Desert. The Gobi is a large desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southwest. The word Gobi means desert in Mongolian. The Gobi is made up of several distinct ecological and geographic regions, based on variations in climate and topography. The Gobi is most notable in history as part of the great Mongol Empire, and as the location of several important cities along the Silk Road.